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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-05-07
CONTENTS
[01] MPs jailed on remand allowed to address Parliament
[02] EU Maritime Ministers Informal Meeting on Wednesday
[01] MPs jailed on remand allowed to address Parliament
Independent deputy Stathis Boukouras and Golden Dawn deputy Giorgos
Germenis, currently held on remand, on Wednesday will be given the
opportunity to address Parliament and take part in the roll-call vote
that will decide whether they will be stripped of their immunity from
prosecution.
The President of the Parliament Evangelos Meimarakis has asked the
transfer to be conducted with full respect to the criminal code
provisions as well as the rights of the detained.
For this reason, the Parliament has not released details on how and
when the two detained deputies will enter the House to participate in
the debate which is scheduled to start at noon.
[02] EU Maritime Ministers Informal Meeting on Wednesday
ANA/MPA---An Informal Meeting of EU member states and European Economic
Area (EEA) countries' Maritime ministers, chaired by Greek Minister of
Shipping, Maritime Affairs & the Aegean Miltiadis Varvitsiotis will be
held on Wednesday at Zappeion Megaron in Athens.
The main issue on the agenda is the "Mid-term Review of the EU's Maritime
Transport Policy until 2018 and Outlook to 2020" and the adoption of the
"Athens Declaration".
European Commission Vice President and European Commissioner for
Transport Siim Kallas will participate in the meeting along with other
high officials.
International Maritime Organisation secretary general Koji Sekimizu will
also participate in the meeting as the Greek presidency's guest of honour.
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